Ecommerce Industry News
When the people in charge of keeping websites secure and keeping sensitive data private are running scared, you know it’s time to worry. A vulnerability called the Heartbleed Bug was discovered recently, and, one of […]
After looking at password policies for top ecommerce sites in the US and France, password manager firm Dashlane took a peek at sites in the United Kingdom to evaluate their practices. Some big brand names […]
In a case reminiscent of one that came to light in Idaho last December, the Federal Trade Commission has stepped in to stop several companies from running a scheme that promised ecommerce financial success. Consumers ensnared […]
A group known as the Syrian Electronic Army claimed over the weekend it had hacked eBay and PayPal websites. Mashable broke the story on Saturday, and now Ars Technica is reporting on claims that the group intercepted […]
eBay responded to claims of a breach of security at its PayPal payments unit in a report that was published in a blog post by a former Google software engineer. Naoki Hiroshima published the post, […]
As long as there are desirable goods in the marketplace there will be people willing to imitate them and try to market and sell them as the real thing. Counterfeit goods have been a problem […]
eBay’s PayPal unit reassured customers about the security of its own payment service following a data breach at retail chain store Target. The retailer had discovered malware on its point-of-sale systems and warned customers who […]
With luck many online sellers are enjoying the benefit of Cyber Monday week, where consumers returning to the workplace after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend turn to their internet connections to do some deal hunting. Naturally […]
Counterfeit goods have long been a concern for manufacturers and distributors of valuable products and services. They have been a downside to the growth of ecommerce, as unscrupulous types try to earn an ill-gotten living […]
The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that have plagued ecommerce sites of all sizes in the past may not emerge seemingly out of nowhere. Instead it has been suggested that the person interested in […]